Second Hussein Arnous government | |
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Cabinet of theSyrian Arab Republic | |
Hussein Arnous | |
| Date formed | 10 August 2021 |
| Date dissolved | 23 September 2024 (from 29 July Caretaker gov.) |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Bashar al-Assad |
| Head of government | Hussein Arnous Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali (As caretaker) |
| Deputy head of government | Ali Abdullah Ayyoub (until 2022) |
| Totalno. of members | 30 |
| Member party | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party Syrian Social Nationalist Party Socialist Unionist Party Syrian Communist Party (Unified) |
| Status in legislature | 183-seatNational Progressive Front majority |
| History | |
| Election | 2020 Syrian parliamentary election |
| Legislature term | 4 years |
| Budget | LS 35,500 billion[a][1][2][3] |
| Predecessor | First Hussein Arnous government |
| Successor | Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali government |
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Thesecond government ofHussein Arnous was formed after appointment by thePresident of Syria on 10 August 2021 and took the oath of office on 14 August 2021, after thepresidential election held in May.[4][5] This replaced the caretaker ministry formed in July.[6] The government was the95th since Syria gained independence from theOttoman Empire in1918 and it was the eighth during the presidency ofBashar al-Assad.
On 28 April 2022, Presidential Decree No. 115 was issued namingMajor GeneralAli Mahmoud Abbas as Minister of Defense replacingAli Abdullah Ayyoub.[9] General Ayyoub also ended his term in office asDeputy Prime Minister of Syria.
On 29 March 2023, Presidential Decree No. 91 was issued, naming Dr.Firas Hassan Kaddour as Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources, Mr.Mohsen Abdel Karim Ali as Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection, Dr.Abdel Qader Jokhadar as Minister of Industry, Mr.Louai Emad El-Din al-Munajjid as Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, and Mr.Ahmad Bustaji as Minister of State.[10] The decree ends the designation of Eng.Mohammad Fayez al-Barasha as Minister of State. On 8 August 2023, Presidential Decree No. 206 was issued, naming Dr.Muhammad Amer Mardini asMinister of Education.[11]
On 13 December 2023, Presidential Decree No. 313 for appointing Eng.Hussein Makhlouf as Minister of Water Resources in addition to appointing Eng. Lamia Youssef Shakour a Minister of Local Administration and Environment was issued.[12] TheMinistry of Presidential Affairs was abolished on 13 December 2023.[13]